If predicting the Seahawks will win Super Bowl XLIX before they have even played a postseason game is considered putting the cart before the horse, what do you call it when one Las Vegas oddsmaker is already predicting they'll win Super Bowl 50?
Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook has Seattle as a 5-to-1 favorite to win the game in Santa Clara on Feb. 7, 2016, as first reported by NBC Pro Football Talk.
The best odds in the AFC are the New England Patriots at 6-to-1.
No NFL team has ever played in a Super Bowl in their own stadium. The San Francisco 49ers came closest in Super Bowl XIX when they defeated the Miami Dolphins just down the road in Stanford Stadium. For Super Bowl 50, the 49ers have 25-to-1 odds.
It certainly hasn't hurt the Seahawks' chances that they have re-signed five key members of their No. 1-ranked defense (Cliff Avril, Michael Bennett, Richard Sherman, Earl Thomas and K.J. Wright) to long-term extensions in the past year. Expect extensions for quarterback Russell Wilson and linebacker Bobby Wagner this offseason, too.
Here is your complete list.
- Seahawks: 5-1
- Patriots: 6-1
- Packers: 7-1
- Broncos: 8-1
- Cowboys: 12-1
- Eagles: 16-1
- Colts: 16-1
- Lions: 25-1
- Saints: 25-1
- Rams: 25-1
- 49ers: 25-1
- Cardinals: 25-1
- Steelers: 25-1
- Ravens: 25-1
- Bengals: 25-1
- Texans: 30-1
- Chargers: 30-1
- Chiefs: 30-1
- Giants: 30-1
- Panthers: 30-1
- Falcons: 30-1
- Dolphins: 30-1
- Bears: 50-1
- Vikings: 50-1
- Bills: 50-1
- Browns: 50-1
- Washington: 100-1
- Jets: 100-1
- Buccaneers: 200-1
- Titans: 300-1
- Jaguars: 300-1
- Raiders: 300-1
